Voices of Youth: Inspire!

One of the biggest challenges identified by youth across the
globe is centered on economic opportunities and in many countries
youth unemployment is much higher than the national average.

There is frustration at the lack of opportunities to gain the
work experiences that employers want young people to have and
confusion about what you may need to study when you first start
at university.

To help you with some of the answers you may have about studies
and careers – and to inspire you - we want to introduce a new
feature where we ask some young and motivated individuals about
the interesting careers they have and how they got there. And in
addition to featuring them on Voices of Youth, we’ll also set up
Twitter chats, Google hang-outs and other interactive features
from time to time where you can get directly in touch with our
experts.

If there are any careers or jobs that you’re really interested in
– from astronauts to chefs to newspaper to gallery owners , let
us know and we’ll find someone who can tell you a bit more about
what it takes to make it in that field. If you think you should
be featured, just write us a mail to info@voicesofyouth.org and
maybe you will be on our website soon!

Meet Kpakpando Akaeze, a 15 year-old high school student
from Lagos, Nigeria. You may have heard of her when news spread
around the world about a group of girls from Nigeria who designed a
urine powered generator. Kpakpando's hobbies include traveling and
conducting experiments. In January 2015, she...

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Voices of Youth (VOY) was founded in 1995 as UNICEF’s online place for young people to learn more about issues affecting their world. VOY was recently redesigned for a more modern youth audience and is now the go-to place where you can know more, learn more and do more about our world! You can share your thoughts and opinions with thousands of people from all over the world. You can also discuss social issues such as Education, Environment or Violence and Conflict and inform yourself about HIV/AIDS, Health or Human Rights.